Nathan Kimsey tied the course record on Walton Heath’s New Course on his way to topping US Open Final Qualifying event held at the Surrey club as seven players secured their spot for the third men’s Major Championship of the year.
The 33-year-old Englishman, who opened with a four-under 68 on the Old Course, fired six birdies and two eagles during his bogey-free final round on the New Course to reach 14 under par after 36 holes. The Lincolnshire-born player will now make his US Open debut at Shinnecock Hills in New York from June 18-21.
Rocco Repetto Taylor, playing Final Qualifying at Walton Heath for the first time, backed up his opening 66 with another six under par round to finish in solo second on 12 under par. The Spaniard, who earned promotion from the HotelPlanner Tour last year, will make his first Major Championship appearance on Long Island.
Matthew Jordan, who finished as the first alternate at last year’s US Open Final Qualifying and received a late call-up at Oakmont Country Club, signed for an eight under par closing round on the Old Course to finish at 11 under to seal his spot at Shinnecock. The Englishman was joined on the same number by Dane Niklas Nørgaard, who will make his second US Open appearance.
Jordan and Nørgaard were joined on 11 under by Filippo Celli of Italy and Spaniard Ángel Hidalgo, who will both make US Open debuts at Shinnecock next month.
Extra holes were eventually required to decide the one remaining place and two alternate spots. Four competitors finished on ten under par, with Frenchman Ugo Coussaud earning the final spot after two extra holes, while Hennie de Plessis and Andrew Wilson claimed the alternate spots.
Those to narrowly miss out by included Belgium’s Thomas Detry, who lost out in the play-off, while DP World Tour winners Joakim Lagergren and Dan Bradbury were both just one shot shy of the play-off.
Nathan Kimsey said: “I’m obviously over the moon to qualify for what will be my first US Open. It was soft out there today and you could see from the scoring that it was quite low. I played alright in the morning around the Old Course, which was tougher. I knew I was in a decent spot where I could go a bit lower in the second round, but I was happy to hole a few putts and make some birdies.
“I had a taste of a Major for the first time at The Open last year, so it will be great to see what the US Open is and how that whole tournament comes together. Competing against the best players in the world is what we all strive to do, so it will be a great trip out to the United States.”
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